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Senate Seeks to End Possible Subsidy for 3 Mississippi Malls, Including Costco Help in Ridgeland
Some lawmakers want to kill a Mississippi program that subsidizes shopping centers.
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"Highway" Bond Bill (Senate Bill 2921)
"Highway" Bond Bill (Senate Bill 2921)
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Juvenile Detention and Alternatives Task Force: Report to the Mississippi Legislature
Juvenile Detention and Alternatives Task Force: Report to the Mississippi Legislature
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Councilman Stamps: Corrosion Contract is 'Unfunded Mandate' from State
By Donna LaddJackson City Councilman De'Keither Stamps, of Ward 4, says he voted against the Trilogy Engineering Inc. contract to do a corrosion study for the city last week because it is an "unfunded mandate" by the State of Mississippi—and one the taxpayers cannot afford. In two videos on his YouTube channel, Stamps said his main priority wasn't who was getting the contract, but that the State was demanding that the City suddenly pay $400,000 for a corrosion study, instead of helping the capital city.
"I know several of the subcontractors personally," he says in the most recent video (see below). The issue is I don’t want to spend $400,000 when we don’t have it. This is an unfunded mandate from the State of Mississippi. If they can help us, I’m all for it. … It’s not something we’ve budgeted for."
Stamps, who has unsuccessfully asked for an emergency declaration over the lead issue several times, says the City needs stand and/or federal assistance in order to make sure Jackson residents are safe, especially in areas where 90 percent of the water tested positive for at least trace elements of lead.
"I want to test every child in the whole city that’s in these affected areas," he said in the second video below.
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City to Begin $9 Million Operation Orange Cone Street Repairs—But Which Roads?
The Operation Orange Cone committee has given the go-ahead to begin work on several of the city’s most worn-down streets. However, it is still unclear which streets the work is …
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Making Sense in March Madness
While no college or university from the state of Mississippi made the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, it still could offer one of the craziest years for March Madness in …
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The Slate
The University of Mississippi didn't get an invite to the NCAA or NIT Tournament this season.
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More Mississippi Sound
While our state's status as "the birthplace of American music" certainly sounds impressive, it doesn't say much about where Mississippi music is today.
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The Mind of David Liebe Hart
Los Angeles-based entertainer David Liebe Hart mesmerized thousands of viewers through his performances on Adult Swim's "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!"
